Whatsapp is working on adding support for sharing motion photos in chats and channels, according to details shared by a feature tracker. The Meta-Owned Messaging Service Soon Soon Introduce a Feature That Lets Users Share a Brief Clip With Audio and Video Recorded by somes Some Some Some Smartphones when Taking A Photo. This feature was spotted in development on the latest beta version of the app for Android Smartphones, while iPhone users should Eventutically be Able to see them as Live photo for ios.
Whatsapp Motion Photos Picker Button Spotted in Development
According to wabetainfo, the messaging service is working on adding support for sharing motion pictures in individual chaats, group chats, and channels. It was first spotted on the Whatsapp Beta for Android 2.25.8.12 update, which is rolling out to beta testers via the play store. However, users will not be removed to try out the feature, as it is still in development.
Motion photo support in development on whatsappphoto credit: wabetainfo
Motion photos, a feature supported on Android Smartphones, and can be captured via the camera app on select devices. When Taking a Motion Photo (or Top Shot on Pixel Phones) The handset records a short video clip and some audio, Along with a Still Image. The ios equivalent of this feature is knowledge as live photos.
The feature tracker was alive to enable support for the feature, and a screenshot of the upcoming media pip Next to the hd button.
When enabled, users will be able to send share motion photos with other users from their android smartphone. These images are currently shared as static images, but an upcoming version of whatsapp should allow users to share motion pictures (or live photos on iOS) in chats or on channels.
While Capturing Motion Photos is only supported on select Android Smartphones, Whatsapp will allow recipients t see them on an unsupported handset, according to wabetainfo. This means that whatsapp is likely to include support for viewing these images on all android phones, what iOS users might see them as a live photo.
Just like other features that are currently in development, there’s no word on whatsapp will roll out this functionality to testers. Once it is ready to test, it should be available to beta testers on Android, before it is rolled out to all users on the stable channel.